HS2 contracts worth £6.6bn awarded by UK government

Construction work billed to start in 2018 with transport minister Chris Grayling expected to announce changes today to final Manchester and Leeds routesThe government has awarded £6.6bn in contracts to build the new high-speed railway between London and Birmingham, to companies including crisis-ridden construction firm Carillion.Construction work is due to begin in earnest next year on new stations, tunnels, embankments and viaducts on the London to Birmingham line, which forms the first p